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Many there are who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
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The Attack on Faith
Commentators emphasize that the most painful attack David faced was not military, but spiritual. The taunt, "There is no help for him in God," was aimed directly at his soul and his long-held faith (Spurgeon, Calvin). This reminds believers that spiritual warfare often targets our core trust in God's faithfulness, seeking to drive us to despair.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Many there be which say of my soul—Or rather, perhaps, of his “life,” for the word used here—נפשׁ (nephesh)—frequ…
19th Century
Anglican
There is no help. —According to the current creed, misfortune implied wickedness, and the wicked were God-forsaken. David, too, ha…
Baptist
Many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. (Psalms 3:1…
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16th Century
Protestant
Sacred history teaches that David was not only dethroned but also forsaken by almost all people, so that he had nearly as many enemies as he had su…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Many [there be] which say of my soul Or "to my soul" {u}, the following cutting words, which touched to the quick, r…
An active believer, the more he is driven away from God, either by the rebukes of providence or the reproaches of enemies, the firmer hold he will …
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13th Century
Catholic
When he fled from the face of his son Absalom. 3:1 Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? Many are they…
